At the Metz Indoor Meeting on Sunday (9), world triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas became just the eighth woman in history to leap 15 metres indoors.
One week after opening her 2020 campaign with a 6.59m long jump PB, the 24-year-old Venezuelan began her series in Metz with a marginal foul just shy of the 15-metre line. She landed a legal 14.94m in round two, breaking her own South American indoor record, and then backed it up in round three with 14.91m.
After another marginal foul, this one landing beyond the 15-metre line, Rojas nailed another valid jump: 15.03m. It moves her to equal sixth on the world indoor all-time list and is the best indoor triple jump since 2010.
Pride! Yulimar Rojas conquers gold medal in #France At the Metz Indoor Meeting on Sunday (9), world triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas became just the eighth woman in history to leap 15 metres indoors. #athleticshistory #athleticsday pic.twitter.com/6yzF9eV8eu
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